Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 ramanuja, vedavalli ranganathan <vedaranga> wrote: > Dear Srimathi Sumithra Varadarajan, > Can you tell me what does Sri > Vachana bhushanam consist of? Manavala Mamunigal says > in Upadesa Rathina malai that it is very difficult to > understand.If any body knows about this pl.send the > details. Dear Smt Vedavalli, Like several other works of pUrvAchAryas, Sri Vachana Bhsuhanam also conveys that the Lord is the means and goal and He delivers out of His krpA. Keeping faith in an AchArya is as good as believing in such great Lord who is the means. Hence the AchArya himself is the means out of his concern for the followers! It is difficult to get the conviction unless His blessings are there. Also the religion preached is selfless. Consumerism, casteism and orientation toward rituals prevent adherence. Here, your exposure to Bhagavadgita As It Is (perhaps, ISKCON) associated with aptitude to analyze, may help. > where we can get the work? I dont know whether Patricia Mumme wrote a treatise on it. if she wrote, that will be a good one to read. Any commentary you read, it is better to follow the following approach: Correlation of each sUtra with preceding and succeeding ones. Please let me know once you secure a copy. Dasan Vishnu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 Dear Shri Vishnu I have a transliteration of SVB by Shri BSS Iyengar. The book is in English and i found it extremely useful to understand the terse SVB Adiyen Aravindan --- Vishnu <vsmvishnu wrote: > ramanuja, vedavalli > ranganathan > <vedaranga> wrote: > > Dear Srimathi Sumithra Varadarajan, > > Can you tell me what does Sri > > Vachana bhushanam consist of? Manavala Mamunigal > says > > in Upadesa Rathina malai that it is very difficult > to > > understand.If any body knows about this pl.send > the > > details. > > Dear Smt Vedavalli, > > Like several other works of pUrvAchAryas, Sri > Vachana Bhsuhanam also > conveys that the Lord is the means and goal and He > delivers out of > His krpA. Keeping faith in an AchArya is as good as > believing in such > great Lord who is the means. Hence the AchArya > himself is the means > out of his concern for the followers! > > It is difficult to get the conviction unless His > blessings are there. > Also the religion preached is selfless. Consumerism, > casteism and > orientation toward rituals prevent adherence. Here, > your exposure to > Bhagavadgita As It Is (perhaps, ISKCON) associated > with aptitude to > analyze, may help. > > > where we can get the work? > > I dont know whether Patricia Mumme wrote a treatise > on it. if she > wrote, that will be a good one to read. > > Any commentary you read, it is better to follow the > following > approach: > > Correlation of each sUtra with preceding and > succeeding ones. > > Please let me know once you secure a copy. > > Dasan > Vishnu > > > _______________________________ Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha Sri Vachana bhooshanam is a masterpiece of Swamy pillai lokacharya. That is clearly seen by the importance given by Swamy manavala mAmunigal in his upadesa ratina mAlai to this very prabhandam (only prabhandam). This work is split into 6 or 9 prakaranams. Classification into 6 prakaranas 1. purushakAra vaibhavancha 2. sAdhanasya gowravam 3. tattadhikArikrithyam 4. asya satgurupasEvanam 5. haridhayAmahaidukeem 6. gurOrupAyathAnchayO: vachanabhooshanE vadha jagath gurum tamAsrayE II Adiyen will elaborate on this in the next mail. Adiyen ramanuja dAsee Sumithra Varadarajan - Vishnu ramanuja Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:26 PM [ramanuja] Re: Addl thoughts on Sriman Balaji's queries ramanuja, vedavalli ranganathan <vedaranga> wrote: > Dear Srimathi Sumithra Varadarajan, > Can you tell me what does Sri > Vachana bhushanam consist of? Manavala Mamunigal says > in Upadesa Rathina malai that it is very difficult to > understand.If any body knows about this pl.send the > details. Dear Smt Vedavalli, Like several other works of pUrvAchAryas, Sri Vachana Bhsuhanam also conveys that the Lord is the means and goal and He delivers out of His krpA. Keeping faith in an AchArya is as good as believing in such great Lord who is the means. Hence the AchArya himself is the means out of his concern for the followers! It is difficult to get the conviction unless His blessings are there. Also the religion preached is selfless. Consumerism, casteism and orientation toward rituals prevent adherence. Here, your exposure to Bhagavadgita As It Is (perhaps, ISKCON) associated with aptitude to analyze, may help. > where we can get the work? I dont know whether Patricia Mumme wrote a treatise on it. if she wrote, that will be a good one to read. Any commentary you read, it is better to follow the following approach: Correlation of each sUtra with preceding and succeeding ones. Please let me know once you secure a copy. Dasan Vishnu azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam ramanuja/ b.. ramanuja c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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